Match Recap
Round 3·Sat, 23-Mar-2024 7:30 PM (6:30 PM)·S.C.G.·34,954 att.
Sydney
19.17 (131)
vs
Essendon
15.11 (101)
Sydney won by 30

Sydney defeated Essendon 131–101, by 30 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Sydney outscored Essendon 34–15.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Sydney4.4 (28)8.9 (57)13.13 (91)19.17 (131)19.17 (131)
Essendon4.1 (25)8.5 (53)10.8 (68)15.11 (101)15.11 (101)

Best on Ground

Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

1
Errol Gulden
Sydney
24 disposals, 2 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 91
2
Will Setterfield
Essendon
29 disposals, 7 tackles, 8 clearances
KICK 89
3
Tom Papley
Sydney
24 disposals, 4 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 86
4
Zach Merrett
Essendon
32 disposals, 2 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 85
5
Isaac Heeney
Sydney
32 disposals, 1 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 82
6
Jade Gresham
Essendon
23 disposals, 3 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 71

Sydney — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#21 Errol Gulden19524952——6696—8991
#11 Tom Papley1592410241—5111228886
#5 Isaac Heeney1418326411—4814438482
#1 Chad Warner1513286221—439418268
#4 Brodie Grundy1181923——3036106—7564
#34 Matt Roberts1361983———4—41—8253
#17 James Jordon9918341——2191—8050
#13 Oliver Florent1372044—1—1264—9150
#27 Justin McInerney139225————4263—9349
#9 Will Hayward7294531—1—21—8047
#2 Hayden McLean9615722252245—7147
#44 Jake Lloyd1392231—1—2173—8643
#22 Nick Blakey135184111—2—33—8441
#8 James Rowbottom731019———3—44—8536
#16 Braeden Campbell951414—1—2—82—7335
#30 Tom McCartin83114————1—73—9133
#6 Logan McDonald7—74111—4—2——8333
#15 Sam Wicks471123———3—71—8132
#24 Dane Rampe72942——————3—8925
#36 Joel Amartey415212——2—32—6725
#43 Lewis Melican5494——————31—7723
Corey Warner65111——3—4151—6422
Harry Cunningham—————————————50

Essendon — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#12 Will Setterfield12172957———78172—8689
#7 Zach Merrett161632262——55135—8685
#11 Jade Gresham1211234231—61112—8971
#37 Nic Martin20113142———3255—9660
#1 Andrew McGrath1962531———2262—8554
#16 Archie Perkins9122113———3783—7952
#4 Kyle Langford113147221—2—21—9248
#22 Sam Durham991846———3183—8546
Sam Draper93122111105693—5945
#25 Jake Stringer113147—31—3126—8045
#21 Dyson Heppell138218————1—53—8744
#6 Jye Caldwell791634———3282—6940
#20 Peter Wright459422—22—31—8234
#17 Todd Goldstein3472—1—19—342—6732
#28 Xavier Duursma781513———4—42—7332
#5 Elijah Tsatas951431—1—1164—8532
#8 Ben Hobbs79163——1—4363—7031
#15 Jayden Laverde481241—————33—9524
#13 Nik Cox66121—11—1—64—7622
#19 Nick Hind731013———1—13—8818
#47 Jye Menzie33613—1——121—5418
#32 Ben McKay1891——————43—10011
Alwyn Davey1—1—1——————1—183